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Review
. 1990 Aug;118(8):900-8.

[Physiopathology of migraine]

[Article in Spanish]
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  • PMID: 1726814
Review

[Physiopathology of migraine]

[Article in Spanish]
S Ferrer. Rev Med Chil. 1990 Aug.

Abstract

The basic theories on the origin of migraine are reviewed. A vascular paroxysm was the initial hypothesis, followed by the "spreading depression" phenomenon based of regional flow studies of Danish authors. A third hypothesis relates the origin of migraine to liberation of substance "p" and others (K, neurotransmitters and polypeptides) from trigeminal nerve endings. Finally, a behavioral disturbance originating an adrenergic response and a loss of central nervous system defense mechanisms, has been also postulated.

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